“Sometimes casting falls in place easily and sometimes it takes a while...” — Mani Ratnam Quote

“Sometimes casting falls in place easily and sometimes it takes a while. Fifty per cent of my job is done when I get the right actors.”

“That's the beauty of Mumbai. While some parts have grown rapidly, there are places like Churchgate that have retained their character.”

“The fact that technology has developed so much gives you the liberty to tell the stories, which were difficult to say earlier. It allows you to tell it more convincingly, more elaborately and more beautifully.”

“I'm obsessed with Maggie Smith - the way that she can be the most brilliant actress in every single situation and then do Harry Potter, and still make me cry while she's casting spells with a wand?”

“For thirty-five years, David Halberstam, an unsilent member of the Silent Generation, has contemplated America and its place in the world, casting his eye on big subjects - Vietnam, global economics, race, mass media, and the 1950s.”

“I have always had a flair for acting; maybe that's why I enjoyed casting so much.”